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PEOPLE vs Elino Naguita, et al

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ELINO “BOBONG” NAGUITA and DIOSCORO COMIGUE, accused, ELINO "BOBONG" NAGUITA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 130091 | 1999-08-30

D E C I S I O N

DAVIDE, JR., C.J.:

This case is before us for automatic review pursuant to Article 47 of the Revised Penal Code as amended by R.A. No. 7659[1] of the decision[2] of 19 May 1997, of the Regional Trial Court of Cagayan de Oro City, Branch 40, finding accused-appellant Elino "Bobong" Naguita (hereafter NAGUITA) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of murder in Criminal Case No. 95-130 and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of death and to pay the heirs of the victim the sums of P74,500 as actual damages, P100,000 as moral damages and P50,000 as indemnity.

NAGUITA, along with one Alvin Fuentes (hereafter FUENTES),...